Petar Yuriy Denchev ( bg, Петър Юрий Денчев; born 16 March 1989 in
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
) is a
Bulgarian
footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper.
At international level, Denchev was
Bulgaria's second-choice goalkeeper, behind
Ivan Karadzhov
Ivan Karadzhov ( bg, Иван Караджов; born 12 July 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Bulgarian First League club Beroe.
Career
He made his official debut for CSKA in the last match of 2008-09 season in th ...
at the
2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played fro ...
.
Career
Denchev started his playing career at
Lokomotiv Plovdiv's youth system, before moving to
Spartak Plovdiv, where he made his first-team debut in the Bulgarian second division. Petar made his debut during the 2007–08 season on 3 November 2007 in a 0–1 away loss against
Volov Shumen.
In June 2008, Denchev signed a three-year contract with newly promoted
A PFG side
Sliven 2000.
On 23 June 2010, Denchev joined
Cherno More Varna as cover for
Ilko Pirgov
Ilko Emilov Pirgov ( bg, Илко Емилов Пиргов; born 23 May 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He is the older brother of Dimitar Pirgov.
Career
Pirgov is an ex-Pirin Blagoevgrad playe ...
. He made his debut, coming on as a substitute for
Marco Tiago after Pirgov's sending-off against
Montana on 23 October, but was powerless to stop the rivals from scoring two times in a 4–0 loss at the
Ogosta Stadium
Stadion Ogosta ( bg, Стадион „Огоста“, en, 'Ogosta Stadium' ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Montana, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of local football club PFC Montana. The stadium ha ...
. Denchev took over as Cherno More's first-choice goalkeeper, when Pirgov was transferred to
Litex Lovech in December 2011. He made 12 league appearances for the team during the second half of the
A PFG season. In May 2012, Denchev sustained a serious injury, which kept him out of action for a number of months. He recovered in mid-September 2012 and in January 2013 signed a contract with
Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
In the summer of 2014 he signed a contract with
Navbahor Namangan and moved as a free agent to Uzbek League club to play the second half of the season.
On 28 December 2016, Denchev joined
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa but left the club at the end of the season following their relegation to the
Second League.
Career statistics
References
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Living people
1989 births
Bulgarian footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
PFC Spartak Plovdiv players
OFC Sliven 2000 players
Bulgarian people of Russian descent
PFC Cherno More Varna players
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
PFC Neftochimic Burgas (2009–2014) players
FC Spartak Varna players
FC Levski Karlovo players
FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
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